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2 months ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Jessica Rinaudo
It is with a bittersweet heart that I write this column to you today. After more than five years serving as the Editorial Director of The Catholic Telegraph, I am signing off. Readers may remember that life has thrown some difficult things in my path over the last several years, especially with my children’s health. It’s fitting then, that in this, our volunteer issue, I get to share that I’m stepping down to serve my family with my time and focus.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Emma Cassani |Jessica Rinaudo |Patrica McGeever
Home»Features»ASL at Mercy McAuley / / 0 by Patrica McGeever There’s always conversation in Nicole Humphrey’s class at Mercy McAuley High School, but hardly a word is spoken aloud. She teaches American Sign Language (ASL), a new class offered this year. “We learn the alphabet first,” Humphrey said, before her list of “‘survival signs’ … like ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ ‘help,’ ‘bathroom’ and ‘water.’” Class starts with an activity or discussion, then the girls use ASL alphabet signs to play the Wordle New...
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Jessica Rinaudo
Home»Obits»Obituary: Sr. Paula Marie Becker / / 0 Sr. Paula Marie Becker, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, born in Hamilton, OH, died peacefully on Nov. 1, 2024 at the age of 93 years, in the 74th year of her religious life. Her passing is mourned by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, her siblings Ruth Untener, Carol Badgley, and Donald Becker and nieces and nephews. Her parents preceded her in death. Sister’s ministry as educator took her to Phoenix, AZ; and Dayton, Wyoming, and Reading,...
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Jessica Rinaudo |Greg Hartman
Home»Features»Worshipping Together / / 0 Worship is best when done together—together with our Lord in the Eucharist and together with each other as the people of God. However, the long-term decline in Sunday Mass attendance complicates this. In this archdiocese alone, October 2023’s count revealed a troubling 29% decrease from just 10 years ago and a staggering 38% decline compared to 15 years ago. This trend reflects the broader challenge our Church faces in many regions worldwide. As we...
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Jessica Rinaudo
Home»Features»The Church and Slavery / / 2 I have read that some Catholic religious orders enslaved people. How did the Church respond to slavery? The Church, like most American institutions that existed in the antebellum period (the years in American history after the War of 1812 but before the Civil War in 1861), was a participant in the inhuman institution of slavery. Religious orders—of both men and women—enslaved other human beings, and this was often accepted uncritically. However, some...
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Jessica Rinaudo |Greg Hartman
Home»Features»The Legionaries of Christ / / 0 The Legionaries of Christ are more than a community of priests—they are a living testimony to God’s love at work in the world. Guided by His call, they dedicate their lives to service, following Christ in obedience, chastity and poverty. There are seven Legionaries in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, including Father Jacob DuMont and Father Matthew Summe, who both work in the archdiocesan offices. Father DuMont is the Deputy Superintendent of...
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Jessica Rinaudo |Greg Hartman
Home»Features»Hail to You! / / 3 Tradition is integral to Catholicism, uniting generations and, through Catholic schools, connecting students, faculty and families. But for years, St. Clement School in Cincinnati lacked one vital symbol of tradition: an alma mater song. Brother Ed Arambasich, OFM, first noticed the school had no alma mater. “I asked several people who went to school at St. Clement as far back as the 1950s, [and] I called the chancery … they had no idea,” he said. “Everyone I...
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Jessica Rinaudo |Greg Hartman
Home»Features»Render to Caesar, But to God First / / 0 Among the more puzzling scenes in Sacred Scripture are the Caesar’s coin passages in the synoptic Gospels. Read in isolation, Jesus’ somewhat cryptic interaction with his inquisitors is difficult to understand. But when read in the context of St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans and through the lens of the Feast of Christ the King, we can appreciate Jesus’ profound teaching in this key event. The passage has profound practical implications...
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Jessica Rinaudo |Greg Hartman
In our archdiocesan “Prayer for Vocations,” we acknowledge that God has created each of us for some definite purpose. At the same time, we ask Him to bless the Church with women and men who faithfully live out their respective vocations with holiness, whether they be single, married, religious or clerics. In a unique way, the various forms of consecrated life which have developed and evolved over the centuries form a beautiful mosaic and are a great gift to the Church.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Jessica Rinaudo |Greg Hartman
I did not grow up Catholic, and living in the Bible Belt meant Catholicism was a bit of an anomaly. I’ll never forget the words of my former bishop, Most Rev. Michael Duca: “You’re not Catholic by accident in Shreveport, Louisiana!” My only early-life memory of Catholicism was of once attending Mass and CCD as a child with my friend. Despite this, Catholicism found its way to me. During my later conversion journey in Louisiana, I met many religious sisters from different orders.
